Rule 12.1 Meaning of ‘default judgment’F1
In these Rules, ‘default judgment’ means judgment without trial where a defendant—
(a)
has failed to file an acknowledgment of service; or
(b)
has failed to file a defence or any document intended to be a defence.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 12 substituted (with application in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/101), Sch. 2